Traité d'ornithologie, ou, Tableau méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux ...

Lesson, R. P.; Prêtre, J. G.

doi:10.5962/bhl.title.69307

Cited by 17 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Because we are lacking of the samples of G. rufifrons , the type of Garrulax Lesson, 1831, it is premature to decide which subclade (A1 or A2) in our phylogram should use this genus name. Thus, we suggest here maintaining the genus name Garrulax for clade A pending further study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A phylogenetic analysis of laughingthrushes (Timaliidae:Garrulax) and allies based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

Luo¹,

Qu²,

Han³

et al. 2008

Zoologica Scripta

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A phylogenetic analysis of laughing thrushes (Timaliidae: Garrulax ) and allies based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. -Zoologica Scripta , 38 , 9-22. The interspecific relationships among extant laughingthrushes have been unclear for a long time and this has resulted in a confusing taxonomic history. Recent advances in molecular methods have greatly improved the resolution of the phylogeny of birds; however, little works has been done on this specific group because of the inaccessibility to many species. This diverse group includes 50 species mostly distributed in South China and South-east Asia, and were traditionally arranged into the genus Garrulax , for which the non monophyly had been questioned by previous molecular studies. In this study, we infer a phylogeny for 23 Garrulax species and 20 species from close related genera. Mitochondrial data or combined with nuclear sequences both indicate paraphyly of Garrulax , dividing Garrulax species into two groups. Based on these results, we suggest resurrecting the genus name Trochalopteron Blyth, 1843 for one group and retaining Garrulax for the other pending further study. Using dating methods with a secondary calibration point, we develop a profile of the speciation history of laughingthrushes, which suggests that the Hengduan Mountains might not be the centre of origin for these birds as previously suggested.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A phylogenetic analysis of laughingthrushes (Timaliidae:Garrulax) and allies based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

Luo¹,

Qu²,

Han³

et al. 2008

Zoologica Scripta

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The ossified pons supratendineus, the fusion of the astragalus to the tibia, and the smooth surface of the bones indicate that the material comes from an adult individual. The bones were morphologically and biometrically compared with representatives of all extant species of Leptoptilos and Ephippiorhynchus from the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum Naturalis in Leiden (prefix RMNH), the Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique in Brussels (prefix IRSN) and the Natural History Museum in London (prefix NHM) (), including Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus (Latham, 1790) (RMNH 106117), Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790) (RMNH 5528, IRSN 12385, IRSN 12386, IRSN 12388, IRSN 12389, IRSN 42165, IRSN 42167, IRSN 42249, NHM 1854.4.6.4, NHM 1859.5.29.2), Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800) (NHM 1868.3.21.26), Leptoptilos crumeniferus (Lesson, 1831) (RMNH 5995, RMNH 4334, IRSN 12396, IRSN 17115, IRSN 1711Y, IRSN 41570, IRSN 55844, NHM 1866.12.30.23, NHM S/1952.3.133, NHM S/1952.3.182), Leptoptilos dubius (Gmelin, 1789) (RMNH 106118, IRSN 12394‐95, IRSN 60379, NHM 1851.11.10.53, NHM 1845.1.12.290, NHM S/1952.1.104), and Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsfield, 1821) (RMNH 106120, RMNH 1061119, IRSN 12391‐93, IRSN 18523, IRSN 48289). Because of sexual dimorphism in size, care was taken to include both males and females of each species in the sample.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A new species of giant marabou stork (Aves: Ciconiiformes) from the Pleistocene of Liang Bua, Flores (Indonesia)

Meijer

Due

2010

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Fossils of the genus Leptoptilos from the Pleistocene of Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia, belong to a new species of giant marabou stork, Leptoptilos robustus sp. nov. This giant bird, estimated at 1.80 m in length, was similar in dimensions to extant Leptoptilos dubius, except for the tibiotarsus. The thick cortical bone wall of the tibiotarsus and the estimated weight of 16 kg imply a reduced flight capability. Osteological and biometric characters suggest that L. robustus is most closely related to L. dubius. An evolutionary lineage is proposed in which a volant L. dubius-like ancestor in the Middle Pleistocene evolved into the Late Pleistocene L. robustus on Flores, with a concomitant reduction of the ability to fly and an increase in body size. The large body size and terrestrial lifestyle of L. robustus are responses to an unbalanced, insular environment with abundant prey items and a lack of mammalian carnivores, and emphasize the extraordinary nature of the Homo floresiensis fauna.

show abstract

“…The atlas has an open incisura fossa for the dens of the axis. In nearly all extant parrots, the atlas is instead perforated (closed incisura fossa), though we observed the dorsally open condition in specimens of Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Latham, 1790, Nestor meridionalis Lesson, 1830, and Polytelis anthopeplus Lear, 1831. Cervical vertebra three, preserved adjacent to the atlas and axis, appears to have had a strong processus spinosus indicated by a broken base.…”

Section: Pseudasturides Macrocephalus and Most Extant Parrots 18mentioning

confidence: 62%

“…Most neontologists, however, restrict the name Psittacidae to a subset of the extant parrots (e.g., Brereton, 1963;Collar, 1997;Rowley, 1997;Forshaw, 2006). Recent taxonomic schemes generally divide extant parrots into two families, Cacatuidae (cockatoos, 21 species) and Psittacidae (all other parrots, >300 species), though there is increasingly compelling evidence that a clade uniting the New Zealand taxa Nestor Lesson, 1830 andStrigops Gray, 1845 represents the sister clade to all other extant parrots (de Kloet and de Kloet, 2005;Mayr, 2008a;Wright et al, 2008;Schweizer et al, 2010;White et al, 2011). These two taxa should thus be removed from Psittacidae and placed in the resurrected Nestoridae (see Christidis and Boles, 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stem Parrots (Aves, Halcyornithidae) from the Green River Formation and a Combined Phylogeny of Pan-Psittaciformes

Ksepka

Clarke

Grande

2011

Journal of Paleontology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Traité d'ornithologie, ou, Tableau méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux ...

Cited by 17 publications

References 0 publications

A phylogenetic analysis of laughingthrushes (Timaliidae:Garrulax) and allies based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

A phylogenetic analysis of laughingthrushes (Timaliidae:Garrulax) and allies based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

A new species of giant marabou stork (Aves: Ciconiiformes) from the Pleistocene of Liang Bua, Flores (Indonesia)

Stem Parrots (Aves, Halcyornithidae) from the Green River Formation and a Combined Phylogeny of Pan-Psittaciformes

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About